[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 106 (Thursday, June 17, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H2915]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          RECOGNIZING DICKINSON HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL CHAMPIONS

  (Mr. ARMSTRONG asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. ARMSTRONG. Mr. Speaker, on Saturday, June 5, the Dickinson High 
School girls softball team capped off an extraordinary season by 
winning the North Dakota Class A State Championship.
  Dickinson had 13 hits, and Mataya Mortensen's dominant pitching 
performance led to the team's first-ever State title. Dickinson's 10-0 
win was their 30th in 33 games. Mortensen surrendered only two hits in 
the shutout. And senior Paige Balliet ended the game with a walk-off 
double to trigger the 10-run rule.
  Dickinson finished the season with 30 and 3. They had 487 hits, 110 
doubles, 19 triples, and 51 home runs. Their team batting average was 
.464, and they averaged 14.5 runs a game, contrasted with a team ERA of 
1.42 and 250 strikeouts in 196 innings.
  Both Taya Hopfauf and Jenna Decker were named to the all-State team, 
and Coach Amanda Mickey was named coach of the year.
  Congratulations to the entire team on a great year, especially Paige 
Balliet and Madison McChesney.

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